Cargo (DVD)

Also known as 'Rahti'.

Swept up into the global human trafficking epidemic, a mother must fight to find her family's freedom.

A beautifully compelling, socially poignant drama, Cargo tells the story of the international refugee crisis,spanning multiple perspectives and geographical borders, and the dark world of those who profit from it.

Fleeing a deadly fate in Eritrea, Kiki, her husbandAmanand young daughterLiahmake a desperate decision: they pay illegal human smugglers for passage to join Kiki's father in Finland. Separated from Aman andLiahduring the journey, Kiki arrives in Italy alone, unaware thatLiahhas been dragged into the horrifying underworld of child trafficking.

In Milan, Kiki refuses to give up hope of finding her family. When her father sends small-time criminalRikuto bring her across Europe to Finland, she discovers the horrifying secret connectingRiku- and her father - to the dark world of human smuggling. Rocked to her core but clinging to even the tiniest glimmers of hope, she must fight to drag herself and her family from the depths of despair.

With delicate storytelling that highlights the desperation of so many of today's migrants, Cargo depicts a world where greed, violence and exploitation compete with hopes and dreams amid a constant fight for survival.